Swimmer963 comments on 6 Tips for Productive Arguments - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Swimmer963 19 March 2012 09:22:59PM 0 points [-]

If I can do that, then if someone insists that I argue a position I can pick one and argue it, even knowing perfectly well that I could just as readily argue a conflicting position.

This is the part that I can't do. It's almost like I can't argue for stuff I don't believe because I feel like I'm lying. (I'm also terrible at actually lying.)

Comment author: Strange7 26 March 2012 12:51:31AM 0 points [-]

I figured out a long time ago that I don't like lying. As a result, I constructed some personal policies to minimize the amount of lying I would need to do. In that, we most likely are the same. However, I also practiced the skill enough that when a necessity arose I would be able to do it right the first time.

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